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(43) Date of publication: 22.11.2023 Bulletin 2023/47 (21) Application number: 22739242.0 (22) Date of filing: 14.01.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01M 50/547(2021.01) H01M 50/531(2021.01) H01M 50/553(2021.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H01M 50/553; H01M 2220/20; H01M 50/503; H01M 50/505; H01M 50/517; H01M 50/209; H01M 50/249; H01M 50/262; H01M 50/55 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2022/050301 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/153237 (21.07.2022 Gazette 2022/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 14.01.2021 US 202163137442 P (71) Applicant: Molex, LLC Lisle, IL 60532 (US)	(72) Inventor: HODGE, Ronald Lisle, Illinois 60532 (US) (74) Representative: Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner  Patentanwälte mbB Nymphenburger Straße 4 80335 München 80335 München (DE)